Title of article
Measuring the exposure to organophosphorous insecticides of people involved in crop protection in Turkey
Author/Authors
Zeren، Oya نويسنده , , Dikmen، Nurten نويسنده , , Taga، Safiye نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
Pages
-446
From page
447
To page
0
Abstract
The side effects of organophosphorous insecticides have been investigated in farmers, farm workers, pilots, technicians and consumers by measuring their cholinesterase enzyme (ChE) levels. In samples of some 100 persons each, the activity of BChE was on average 1.34±0.71 U/ml in çel, 1.706±0.609 U/ml in Adana, compared to 1.777±0.411 U/ml in the control.
Keywords
Cholinesterase activity , human , Blood serum , pesticide
Journal title
Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment
Serial Year
2002
Journal title
Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment
Record number
39098
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